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Ode to Joy - 欢乐颂(欢乐颂)

Liu Tao (Nirvana in Fire) leads an ensemble cast in the modern classic about the value of friendship in the hustle and bustle of life. When five extremely different women share an apartment complex in modern Shanghai, they soon learn to face the chaos of life as a sisterhood.

The “Ode To Joy” apartment complex in Shanghai houses many people, all rushing here and there amidst the hustle and bustle of careers, relationships and commitments. The 22nd floor of this building gets particularly chaotic because of its five varied but bonded residents. Successful business executive Andie (Liu Tao) is looking for her brother while also dealing with a distressing personal problem. HR executive Fan Sheng Mei (Jiang Xin) works tirelessly to support her family. Young entrepreneur Qu Xiao Xiao (Wang Zi Wen) is trying to make sure she inherits the family business instead of her step-brother. Small-town girl Qiu Ying Ying (Yang Zi) struggles to make something of herself. Intern Guan Ju Er (Qiao Xin) is struggling to meet her very well-off family’s expectations. Together, these sisters face life hand in hand, with a mixed degree of success.

In addition to all their challenges, the ladies also have to deal with various men in their lives. Self-made CEO Qi Dian (Zu Feng) is Andie’s online friend, and also her secret crush. Zhao Qi Ping (Wang Kai from When a Snail Falls in Love) is a flirty physician in an off-again, on-again relationship with Qu Xiao Xiao. Hard-working entrepreneur Wang Bai Chuan (Zhang Lu) has been crazy for Fan Sheng Mei since forever, but he sometimes feels like he cannot do enough for her. Hong Kong business legend Tan Zong Ming (Jin Dong) is Andie’s boss and longtime friend. IT employee Ying Qin (Wu Hao Chen) is Qiu Ying Ying’s hometown neighbor from back home, and has some very interesting views on romance.

With all these challenges in their lives, the residents of the Ode to Joy apartments hardly have time to sing odes to happiness. But as the women soon realize, friendship has its own way of providing joy.
Ode to Joy is the first of two seasons of the wildly popular series of the same name, based on a novel by Ah Nai. The first season is directed by Kong Sheng (Nirvana in Fire). The series is the most viewed contemporary drama in China, and also broke the Youtube record for most watched C-drama. Ode to Joy’s original broadcast period is from April 18, 2016 to May 10, 2016, with the second season broadcasting from May 11, 2017 to June 10, 2017.